The Joe Barnhart Bee County Library strives to be the learning crossroads of our community and the place to visit for lifelong interest in the discovery of ideas, the joy of reading, and the power of information. Community needs drive our services as we seek to improve the quality of life for all citizens of our community in concert with organizations in and beyond Bee County. We take a personal interest in ensuring that a full range of materials and services are provided in an inviting, convenient and responsive manner. We especially recognize our responsibility to serve as an instrument for children to explore the world through reading and learn the value of libraries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $338K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$182
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$576K
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$579K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$486K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$576K
FY2025▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$576K
Expenses
$579K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$478K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$579K
Net assets
$486K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$654K
FY2022$661K
FY2023$704K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$486K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $478K Management & general 9% · $52K Fundraising 9% · $50K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Library Dir
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosalicia Amaya’s $75K as Library Dir is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rosalicia Amaya$75,000$75,000$75,000$76,000$75,000$18,115
Gregory Ludwig—————$29,808

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $478K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization maintains operating hours so the general public can make use of the facility. Several child and adult continuing education events and classes (earning by learning, several COMPUTER/INTERNET use classes, etc.) were made available, and attended, throughout the year.

$478Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$54

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$579K
Ln 25
Programscol B$478K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$486K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$86K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$338K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182
Net assetsLn 32$486K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$349K$338K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$501K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$207$182
Net assetsLn 32$501K$486K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$52K$11K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$128K$27K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$985$985
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$33K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$15K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60$30$30
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K$478K$52K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $576K$579K−$4K$486K 990 PDF
FY2024 $365K$565K−$200K$501K 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$528K−$46K$704K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$505K−$79K$661K 990 PDF
FY2021 $387K$478K−$92K$654K 990 PDF
FY2020 $418K$463K−$45K$671K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $575,655 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,299$526,453
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,506$37,329
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,522$11,873
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,327$575,655
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $316,695$332,836
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,306$246,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $565,001$579,409
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$199,674−$3,754
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,655 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$164,167
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$362,286
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$526,453
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,329$37,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,873$11,873
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,329 · Excluded from tax $11,873$575,655
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $579,409 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,500 · Management $11,250 · Fundraising $11,250$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $128,208 · Management $27,473 · Fundraising $27,473$183,154
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,596 · Management $985 · Fundraising $985$6,566
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,788 · Management $7,026 · Fundraising $7,026$46,840
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,893 · Management $3,192 · Fundraising $3,191$21,276
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,050$3,050
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,523$14,523
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,132$66,132
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,583 · Management $1,583$3,166
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30 · Management $30$60
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,852$34,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,460$29,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,326$93,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,004$2,004
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $477,945 · Management $51,539 · Fundraising $49,925$579,409
Part X · Balance sheet $486,507 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,519$85,575
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28$44
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $97,770$62,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $348,744$337,970
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $501,061$486,507
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $207$182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $207$182
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $500,854$486,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $501,061$486,507
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,655
XI-2 Total expenses$579,409
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$500,854
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$10,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,325

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